ALFORD, REV. HENRY (_3 son of Rev. Samuel Alford, Dean of St. Burian, Cornwall, who d. 15 Aug. 1799_). _b._ Curry Rivell Vicarage 3 Dec. 1782; ed. at Crewkerne, Bridgwater and Tiverton schools; entered Wad. Coll. Ox. 1800; B.A. 1804, M.A. 1811; Fellow of his college; barrister I.T. 22 Nov. 1811; ordained at Quebec chapel, Lon. to curacy of Steeple Ashton, Wilts 13 June 1813; R. of Ampton, Suffolk 1826–42; R. of Winkfield 1833–35; R. of Aston Sandford, Bucks July 1836 to 1850. (_m._ (1) 20 Dec. 1809 Sarah Eliza 3 dau. of Thomas Bradley Paget of Tamworth, Staffs. banker. _m._ (2) 11 Aug. 1831 Susanna eld. dau. of Thomas Barber of Stukeley, Hunts). _d._ Tunbridge 22 Sep. 1852. _Memorial of Rev. Henry Alford by Henry Alford, B.D._ 1855. ALFORD, VERY REV. HENRY (_only child of the preceding by his first wife_). _b._ 25 Alfred place Bedford sq. London 7 Oct. 1810; ed. at Charmouth in Dorset and Ilminster gr. school; matric. from Trin. coll. Cam. 13 Nov. 1828; scholar 1830, Bell scholar March 1831; 34 wrangler and 8 classic 1832; B.A. 1832, M.A. 1835, B.D. 1849, D.D. 1859; ordained at Exeter Cathedral to curacy of Ampton, Suffolk 27 Oct. 1833; fellow of his college 1 Oct. 1834; ordained priest at St. Margaret’s, Westminster 6 Nov. 1834; V. of Wymeswold Leics. 11 March 1835; Hulsean lecturer in Univ. of Cam. 1841–42; examiner in logic and moral philosophy in Univ. of London 1841–57; minister of Quebec chapel Portman sq. 1853; lived at 6 Upper Hamilton terrace, St. John’s Wood 26 Sep. 1853 to 19 June 1857; dean of Canterbury 18 March 1857 to death; one of the revisers of the New Testament; edited _Contemporary Review_ Dec. 1866; author of _Poems and poetical fragments_ 1831; _Chapters on the poets of Greece_ 1841; _Greek Testament_ _5 vols._ 1849–61, and 40 more volumes besides 104 articles in reviews. (_m._ 10 March 1835 Frances Oke dau. of Rev. Samuel Alford, P.C. of Muchelney, Somerset, she _d._ 18 Nov. 1878 aged 67). _d._ The Deanery, Canterbury 12 Jany. 1871. _bur._ churchyard of St. Martin’s, Canterbury 17 Jany. _Life of Henry Alford edited by his widow_ 1873, _portrait_; _Illustrated Review i_, 295–98, _portrait_; _I.L.N. xxvi_, 269 (1855), _lviii_, 67 (1871), _portrait_. NOTE.—The statue erected to his memory in a niche of the west front of Canterbury Cathedral was unveiled 17 Oct. 1871. ALFORD, STEPHEN SHUTE. M.R.C.S. 1843, F.R.C.S. 1858, L.S.A. 1844; hon. sec. to Society for promoting legislation for control and cure of habitual drunkards; author of _A few words on drink craving_; _Dipsomania its prevalence, causes and treatment_. _d._ 61 Haverstock hill, London 5 July 1881 aged 60.